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[159: 1] See "Catholicon Anglicum," s.v. Marioron and note.
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868
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English name for Oats was Haver (_see_ "Promptorium Parvulorum," p. 372; and "Catholicon Anglicum," p. 178, with the notes).
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868
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The second is the _Catholicon Anglicum_, dated 1483, ed. S.J. Herrtage, E.E.T.S.,
English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day 1873
alexz commented on the word Catholicon Anglicum
This is an old English to Latin dictionary. circa 1483. http://m.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-26606768 there are some reprints from the 1800's that give more background on this book.
March 17, 2014